RPC IV.1, 5209 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume IV.1
Number 5209 (temporary)
Province Achaea
Region Corinthia
City Corinth
Reign Marcus Aurelius
Person (obv.) Commodus (Caesar)
Dating 175–177
Obverse inscription ] CAES AVG [FIL] GERM
Edition [---] Caes(ar) Aug(usti) fil(ius) Germ(anicus)
Translation [---] Caesar, son of Augustus, Germanicus
Obverse design bare-headed bust of Commodus (youthful) wearing cuirass(?) and paludamentum, right
Reverse inscription C L [I C]OR
Edition c(olonia) L(aus) Iul(ia) Cor(inthiensium)
Translation the colony Laus Iulia of the Corinthians
Reverse design temple of Venus/Aphrodite with two columns on summit of Acrocorinthus enclosing statue of goddess standing, left, holding Mars/Ares' shield before her as mirror
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.97 g
Axis 7
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1920-8-5-1086